Adil Sahban

ATTORNEY OF THE NEW YORK AND PARIS BARS, DOOR TENANT AT GOLDSMITH CHAMBERS, INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD OF TITANIUM FINANCIAL LTD.

EXPERIENCE

PRESENT INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER | MAY 2017 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Attorney of the New York and Paris Bars – Door Tenant at Goldsmith Chambers

Advisory work

• Advised a group of cryptocurrency companies – international stucturation of their activities in France, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands, drafting of a consultation on 1° the taxation of intra group flows, 2° the eligibility of the french company to french tax credits (crédit impôt recherche – jeune entreprise innovante – crédit impôt innovation), 3° the regulatory framework of cryptocrurrencies in France and Europe, and 4° the governance of the french company (company type, employees' benefits and stock option schemes)
• Advised an artificial intelligence company – drafting of the bylaws and of the resolutions and minutes of the General Assembly meetings
• Advised a trading company selling pharmaceutical equipments – drafting of letters of intent, non-disclosure agreements, non-circumvention agreements, escrow agreements and escrow agents' agreements

Dispute resolution work

Public international law and human rights

• Assistance of Mr Maurice Kamto and of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement – advocacy before the African Commission of Human Rights and the European Parliament, obtention of the liberation of 423 people from cameroonian detention centers

Whistleblower protection

• Assistance of a former employee of a US corporation in settlement negotiations for violations by the employer of the Sarbanes Oxley act and the Dodd Frank act

General criminal law and white-collar defense

• Assistance of a former executive of an international bank, targeted by an investigation before the Paris judicial tribunal in a 40 million euros embezzlement case
• Assistance of Mr Giscard Samba, track and field trainer of several international champions, in a rape case – criminal case dismissed by the Office of the Prosecutor of Créteil at the most preliminary stage ("classement sans suite") and full dismissal of all charges by the appellate body of the French Federation of Athletics
• Assistance of the family of a victim in a domestic abuse and assassination case before the criminal court of Bastia and the appellate criminal court of Ajaccio – conviction of the assassin to a life sentence

Anti-discrimination law

• Assistance of a syrian refugee student against a university in an anti-discrimination suit before the Administrative Tribunal of Paris

DARROIS VILLEY MAILLOT BROCHIER | SEPT 2016 - APRIL 2017 | PARIS, FRANCE

Associate

Dispute resolution work

White-collar defense

• Assistance of an auditor targeted by an investigation before the Paris judicial tribunal for publication of untrue or inaccurate financial statements – absence of indictement and status of assisted witness ("témoin assisté") secured
• Assistance of a non governmental international organization in a procedure initiated by it before the Paris judicial tribunal for corruption, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit financial crimes – recognition of its victim status ("partie civile") secured
• Assistance of a multinational company targeted by an investigation before the Paris judicial tribunal for tax fraud and money laundering

Stock exchange litigation

• Assistance of a listed company in an investigation opened by the french financial regulator ("Autorité des Marchés Financiers") for manipulation of share prices and publication of untrue or inaccurate financial statements

LYSIAS PARTNERS | JUNE 2015 – JUNE 2016 | PARIS, FRANCE

Foreign legal consultant

Advisory work

• Advised VIGEO, a leading ESG rating agency, in the acquisition of EIRIS – organization of a 6,3 million euros fundraising, drafting of the resolutions and minutes of the General Assembly meetings, drafting of the legal documents (non-disclosure agreement, letter of intent, share purchase agreement, escrow agreement and escrow agents' agreement), due diligence (organization of the data room and drafing of the due diligence report), opening of the escrow account and organization of the closing (transmission of the updated shares' registries and of the funds to EIRIS foundation)
• Advised a lebanese skincare company seeking to establish a subsidiary in France – international stucturation of their activities in Lebanon and France, drafting of a consultation on 1° the taxation of the intra group flows and 2° the governance of the french corporation (company type, and clauses of the shareholders' agreement)

Dispute resolution work

Public international law and human rights

• Assistance of the Republic of EQUATORIAL GUINEA in the dispute against FRANCE regarding the 42 Avenue Foch Embassy – drafting of the memorandum submitted by the Republic of EQUATORIAL GUINEA to the french Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to the proceedings before the International Court of Justice

Criminal law and international criminal law

• Assistance of the Republic of IVORY COAST in the proceedings before the International Criminal Court against Mr Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Charles Blé-Goudé
• Assistance of a foreign political leader targeted in France by an arrest warrant

International arbitration

• Assistance of a foreign State in asset seizure proceedings subsequent to an unfavourable arbitral award

Corporate litigation

• Assistance of a financial institution in proceedings against a bank for the restitution of 4 million euros of interests

Art law

• Assistance of a foreign State in damages proceedings initiated by an artist for violation of her moral right ("droit moral")

Business development

• Organisation of a business trip in Morocco to meet potential clients
• Negotiation of a partnership between Lysias Partners and a leading moroccan law firm

SCIENCES PO | SEPT 2015 - DEC. 2015 | PARIS, FRANCE

Visiting lecturer in white collar crime

• Courses on comparative white collar crime delivered jointly with Mr Jean-Pierre Mignard, attorney of the Paris Bar

THREE CROWNS L.L.P | APRIL 2014 -- JUNE 2014 | PARIS, FRANCE

Intern

• Legal research on questions of international investment law
• Analysis of investment contracts in the gas sector
• Drafting of a memorandum presenting the chances of success of an action for breach of contract before the International Chamber of Commerce
• Drafting of a memorandum presenting the chances of success of a lack of jurisdiction defence before the International Centre for the Settlement of International Disputes

UNIVERSITY PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DEFENSE | FEB. 2012 - JUNE 2012 | NANTERRE, FRANCE

Visiting lecturer in criminal procedure

• Preparation of the syllabus, the lectures, and the written examinations

COUR DE CASSATION | JUNE 2010 - SEPT. 2010 | PARIS, FRANCE

Clerk in the criminal division and in the First Presidency

• Drafting of memoranda on the regulation of the legal profession and on questions of criminal procedure
• Drafting of reports for the Review Board in charge of re-examining criminal convictions
• Participation to the drafting of the speech of the First President of the Cour de cassation before the Commission of the National Assembly in charge of legislative proposals
• Drafting of projects of rulings

INSPECTION GENERALE DES FINANCES | FEB 2010 – MAY 2010 | PARIS, FRANCE

Verification assistant

• Analysis of the financial stability of the « missions locales » network in charge of facilitating the access of young people to social and financial autonomy
• Analysis of the financial statements of a « mission locale »
• Drafting of briefing notes comparing the efficiency of different schemes aiming at facilitating the access of young people to social and financial autonomy
• Realisation of a national enquiry on the composition of the boards of the « missions locales »
• Communication towards the « Conseil National des missions locales »
• Participation to the drafting of a policy report requested by Mrs Minister of the Economy Christine Lagarde (accessible via "https://www.vie-publique.fr/rapport/31468-les-missions-locales-pour-linsertion-professionnelle-et-sociale-des-jeu")

PUBLICATIONS

ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE HAGUE YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

MAY 2014
Subject: « (T)he applicability of international law standards to the sanctions of the Security Council ».

EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE "BUSINESS AND LAW REVIEW", PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY PARIS II PANTHEON ASSAS AND CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON

OCT. 2007 - OCT. 2008
Fifth edition on « (E)nvironment & business law » (may 2008), sixth edition on « (I)nternational arbitration: the choice of the appropriate arbitration rules » (september 2008)

LL.M. THESIS, SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION

MAY 2008
Subject: « (T)he leading principles applicable to public offers, in the light of the European directive 2004/25/CE and the 2006-387 act on public offers », accessible via http://mja-paris2.webs.com/memoires.htm).

EDUCATION

ADMISSION TO THE PARIS BAR (INACTIVE SINCE 31 DEC 2023) | 2016 | PARIS, FRANCE

ADMISSION TO THE NEW YORK BAR ALBANY | 2015 | UNITED STATES

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE | 2012 – 2013 | UNITED STATES

Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Criminal law, public international law, international criminal law, international human rights
Distinctions: Arthur Sachs scholar, Harvard Law School scholarship, Harvard French Scholarship Fund scholar

SCIENCES PO PARIS | 2009 – 2012 | FRANCE

Master of Public Affairs (M.A.)
Public law, public international law, public finances, international relations
Distinctions: Cum Laude

HEC JOUY-EN-JOSAS | 2008 – 2011 | FRANCE

Master of Science in Management (M.Sc.) - Major in Financial Economics
Corporate finance, corporate strategy, financial markets, macroeconomics, country risk analysis, industrial organization, theory of finance
Masters' thesis on the subject: « (I)slamic funds: the future of Shari'a compatible finance? »
Distinctions: HEC PARIS full scholarship

UNIVERSITY PARIS II PANTHEON ASSAS PARIS | 2006 – 2008 | FRANCE

Magistère juriste d'affaires – DJCE / Masters in Business Law
Corporate law, financial law, banking law, tax law, english law of contracts, english law of torts
Distinctions: cum laude, University Paris-II scholarship for academic excellence

UNIVERSITY PARIS II PANTHEON ASSAS PARIS, FRANCE | 2003 – 2006

Bachelors of Law (LL.B.)
Corporate law, tort law, contract law, law of secured transactions, labour law
Distinctions: magna cum laude, Francis Lefebvre law firm award

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